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// Station · 16m ago

KOTM

Ottumwa Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 845 FT
41.1064°N / 92.4498°W
LOCATION · Ottumwa, US
N
WIND
060°7 kt
KOTM · 845 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOTM 111253Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02220200

KOTM · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
060°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
04 HDG 040° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,601'
13 HDG 130° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT
22 HDG 220° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,845 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +9°C

1,700FT
+855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,900 2,100 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV845 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT703 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KISB (Sibley Municipal Airport, Sibley, elev 1,538 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,057 FT KOTM ELEV · 845 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,057 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:48ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (13h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET23:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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